PhD Opportunities in Pharmacy in Switzerland

The University of Zurich is offering a PhD position in the Pediatric Infectious Disease Research Zurich group within the Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology at the University Children's Hospital Zurich. The project focuses on Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) in children, a challenging manifestation of Lyme disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi . The doctoral researcher will work within the prospective BRILLIANT study, which investigates Lyme disease in children aged 0–17 years....

The FHNW School of Life Sciences in Muttenz, Switzerland, is advertising a PhD position in Bioprocess Technology within the Institute for Pharma Technology and Biotechnology’s Bioprocess Technology Lab. The project focuses on the engineering and automation of cell-culture systems for the production of antibodies and viral vectors. The doctoral researcher will work on upstream bioprocess technology involving mammalian cell-culture systems, laboratory equipment, automation, and programming. The po...

Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW’s School of Life Sciences, through its Institute for Pharma Technology and Biotechnology, is offering a PhD position in the Bioprocess Technology laboratory in Muttenz, Basel. The project addresses the production of antibodies and viral vectors through advanced upstream bioprocessing. The PhD student will design, build, and automate bioreactor and cell-culture setups that integrate pumps, flow sensors, filtration systems, and other peripheral equipment. A majo...

This PhD project in Bioprocess Technology – Downstream is based in the Bioprocess Technology Lab at the School of Life Sciences, Institute for Pharma Technology and Biotechnology, in Muttenz, Switzerland. The research is conducted closely with an industrial partner and focuses on rethinking how antibodies and other biologics are purified. The doctoral researcher will develop and optimize tangential flow filtration (TFF) processes for ultrafiltration and diafiltration, concentration, buffer excha...

A PhD position is available in Pascal Bertsch’s group at the University of Fribourg, Department of Chemistry , Switzerland. The doctoral researcher will join the European Research Council (ERC) project GI-CORONA , which focuses on lipid interfaces, digestion and drug delivery. The opportunity is relevant to candidates interested in chemistry, lipid science, gastrointestinal research, nutrition, pharmacy and drug-delivery applications. The post does not specify eligibility requirements, funding a...

Fully funded PhD position in molecular microbiology is available at the Drescher Lab, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland . The doctoral thesis will investigate emergent behaviours in bacterial biofilm communities , with a focus on molecular microbiology and bacterial community biology. The project may involve approaches such as transcriptomics, bacterial genetics, confocal microscopy, bioinformatics, and microfluidic systems. Applicants should hold a Master's degree with a research the...

PhD position in Precision Psychiatry and Depression Research in Bern, Switzerland. The Universitäre Psychiatrische Dienste Bern is offering a doctoral position within PRECISE-MDD, a CHF 1.99 million research project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The mult centre study investigates how EEG- and EKG-based biomarkers can support the selection of optimal treatments for patients with unipolar depression, including antidepressants, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS),...

PhD position in structural mass spectrometry is available at the University of Geneva, Switzerland , in the Gabelica Group within the Biophysical and Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Section of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The project focuses on the structural mass spectrometry of oligonucleotides and their therapeutic applications. Research interests include molecular structure, biomolecular folding, oligonucleotide characterization, biophysical mass spectrometry, and pharmaceutical or b...

PhD Position in Machine Learning for Preterm Lung Health The Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Basel, through the Analytics & Informatics for Child Health group in collaboration with University Children’s Hospital Basel, invites applications for a 100% PhD position starting in November 2026 or by agreement. The appointment is for four years. The project focuses on prematurity-associated lung disease and aims to develop a continuous, physiology-based risk-stratification fr...